This Is Most Definately Not Another Stocking Question

[martyn21uk]

Hey I never said i wasn't a liar...

I just want a few suggestion for my small 13G tank. I currently have 5 black widow tetras, 5 cadinals and 3 cories. The Black Widows are going back to LFS tomorrow which leaves me a bit of stocking space left. I know cories like groups of 6 but I really don't have the space but I want one more to take it up to 4 if I can find an albino pepper. But that will leave me with a small amount of stocking space. any suggestions for a couple of fish to go in there?

 

[doresy]

Good to hear that you appreciate Cory are happier in shoals of 4 or more but also the same species too

 

[martyn21uk]

Good to hear that you appreciate Cory are happier in shoals of 4 or more but also the same species too

Sorry, i didn't make myself clear enough on that one. The 3 cories I have so far are peppered which is why I want a peppered albino, therefore the same species. I checked with the guys in the corydoras section and they agreed that they would not even appreiciate that he was an albino, just see him as another peppered. Thats why I said if I can find a 'peppered' albino cory.

Any suggestions as to what else to put in there?

 

[doresy]

Good to hear that you appreciate Cory are happier in shoals of 4 or more but also the same species too

Sorry, i didn't make myself clear enough on that one. The 3 cories I have so far are peppered which is why I want a peppered albino, therefore the same species. I checked with the guys in the corydoras section and they agreed that they would not even appreiciate that he was an albino, just see him as another peppered. Thats why I said if I can find a 'peppered' albino cory.

Any suggestions as to what else to put in there?

Just checking (as you say, not clear) not critisising....... ......not much space for an increase but providing your filtration system is up to it why not try 4 Harliquines.(6 would be better really)They are quite entertaining at feeding time (darting from mid tank to the surface and back)

 

[martyn21uk]

No I didn't take it as criticism!! I realised straight away that I hadn't been clear because I wanted the emphasis to be on what else to put in there. Thanks for the suggestion though, sounds like a good idea Filtration and maintanence is excellent, lol well I would say that wouldn't I!?!? But it is coping with the 5 black widows in there at the moment and they are all fully grown and big!!
Anybody else any other input?

 

[doresy]

Filtration and maintanence is excellent, lol well I would say that wouldn't I!?!?

Yup, can't imagine anyone saying my filter is c**p. It's a bit like someone saying, I have a car but I am a s***e driver .....hey

 

[WILDER]

Harlequins lovely little fish.
Though there rather jumpy till they settle in, you would have to make sure they don't jump out of the tank during a water change.

 

[The_Dude]

How about something a little less froggish, like a dwarf Gourami or a dwarf cichlid like a shell dweller or something.I think that would be pretty lively to watch.

 

[stang1]

Harlequins lovely little fish.
Though there rather jumpy till they settle in, you would have to make sure they don't jump out of the tank during a water change.

That's exactly what one of mine did! Luckily, I managed to get him back in the tank before any harm was done.